Ep 48 Botulism: Why are you the way you are?
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Botox for Migraine Headaches
There were in 2018 over 7 million Botox procedures. It is by far the most common minimally invasive cosmetic procedure. The reason that Botox works to reduce your wrinkles is because you inject a small, very dilute amount directly into the muscles. And it's going to block the neuromuscular junction and release acetylcholinesterase (acetylcholine), which causes wrinkles. However, even though botulinum toxin binds irreversibly with nerve terminals, regenerates them again when those nerves are innervated once they're relaxed.
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